Dimidiochromis is a genus of haplochromine cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in East Africa. All of its species are elongated in shape and predatory on smaller fishes.
Dimidiochromis | |
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Malawi eyebiter (D. compressiceps) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Tribe: | Haplochromini |
Genus: | Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 |
Type species | |
Haplochromis strigatus Regan, 1922 |
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
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